a refreshed text design to assist navigation through textbook and reader.Įach chapter includes exercises that enable readers to engage critically with the text, break-out boxes making connections between sociolinguistics and linguistic or social theory, and brief, lively add-ons guaranteed to make the book a memorable and enjoyable read. a shared website serving both Reader and Textbook which includes web- and video-links, interactive exercises and an expanded online glossary at:. linkage to the new Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader which can be used alongside this textbook, allowing students to supplement and build on material covered in the textbook. expanded sections on multi-lingualism and code-switching, social class, dialect contact and tracking change over time. 
a wider range of approaches to politeness theory incorporating an international range of research. It clearly explains the patterns and systems that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternations between different language varieties index personal style, social power and national identity. It presents familiar or classic data in new ways, and supplements the familiar with fresh examples from a wide range of languages and social settings. 
It provides a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field covering foundation issues, recent advances and current debates. It will be an ideal resource for lecturers teaching modules on topics such as language variation, language and gender, language attitudes and multilingualism.This second edition of Miriam Meyerhoff’s highly successful textbook is supported by the Routledge Sociolinguistics Reader and online resources common to both books.
This is an essential companion for all undergraduates and postgraduates involved in the study of sociolinguistics. Chapters are richly illustrated with examples and informed by the latest scholarly debates. Comprising six distinctive parts and almost fifty individual chapters, it introduces students to a wealth of issues in sociolinguistics, including refashioning linguistic identities, code-switching, language rights and the social functions of small talk. Fully updated and expanded for the second edition, this core textbook provides rigorous coverage of the key themes and debates at the cutting edge of sociolinguistics research and brings together many of the most influential scholars in the field.
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